growth experience

growth experience

An experience that helps or allows one to change and mature. That painful break-up was ultimately a growth experience—now, I only date people who truly care about me.
See also: experience, growth
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

growth experience

 and growth opportunity; learning experience
Euph. an unpleasant experience. This job has been a growth experience for me. I've learned so much. Jim said that his trip to Mexico turned out to be a real learning experience.
See also: experience, growth
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • broaden
  • broaden (one's) horizons
  • speak from experience
  • once-in-a-lifetime experience
  • jarring experience
  • get a taste of (one's) own medicine
  • situation
  • chicken and egg
  • a chicken and egg situation/problem
  • a chicken-and-egg problem
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* Attending all meetings: It can be a growth experience to have a subordinate attend a meeting in your place and then brief you on what occurred.
Terrorist attacks and the revolution in Ukraine have the potential to inhibit the positive growth experience by Russian domestic and international demand, Euromonitor said.
"Todd brings the right combination of strategic insight, financial acumen and proven growth experience that will propel Solstice to the next level."
It is a growth experience in many ways, and I think it has been one of the most enjoyable aspects of my professional life.
"It was a growth experience for me, not artistically, but I got a chance to see how much hard work it is going on tour." DADDY, CAN I HAVE A RECORDING CONTRACT?: Solange's father is the manager of Destiny's Child, and the dance gig was a chance for her parents to gauge how well Solange could handle the demands of show biz.
But as in the real world--or even The Real World--they need to be grounded by a few likable souls, a sense of context outside their domestic bitchiness, and the impression that it's all somehow a growth experience. How many times can you hear someone whine about how so-and-so won't share his vodka?
"Teachers who have gone through the National Board Certification process describe it as the most meaningful professional growth experience of their careers," says NEA staffer Susan Carmon.
A chapter on West Germany's growth experience by W.
In fact, it proved to be a growth experience for Scott.
"Chen brings to Aleris 25 years of cross-cultural business leadership, general management, M&A and infrastructure growth experience in commodity, specialty chemicals and agricultural industries," Steven Demetriou, chairman and CEO of Aleris, says.
He was a compassionate leader; a man of vision and commitment; a beloved advocate of summer camp as a valuable growth experience for children.